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Eric Tangradi is playing the best hockey of his career, and the Belleville Bulls couldn't be happier.

Tangradi scored a hat trick and added an assist to lead the Belleville Bulls to their fifth straight victory, a dominant 8-2 victory over the Erie Otters on Saturday night in the Ontario Hockey League.

A second-round Anaheim Ducks draft pick in 2007, Tangradi was on a 15-game point streak before being held off the scoresheet in a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa 67's on Wednesday. The Philadelphia native has seven goals and five assists in five appearances this January.

On Saturday, Tangradi opened the scoring five minutes and 44 seconds into the game as Belleville held a 2-1 lead after the first period. Tangradi and Brandon Mashinter both scored in the first minute of the second to stretch the lead to 4-1. That would end up being enough for the Bulls, who fired 47 shots in the first 40 minutes and outshot the Otters 68-36 overall.

At Belleville, Ont., P.K. Subban and Cody Alcock had a goal and an assist each for the Bulls (31-13-2-2), who hold a four-point lead on the Brampton Battalion for top spot in the Eastern Conference. Shawn Lalonde and Scotte Howe also scored, while Luke Pither added four assists.

Zach Harnden, Zack Kassian and Pat Daley added goals for the Petes (20-27-0-2), who came back from a 3-1 deficit midway through the game. Adam Sedlak chipped in with three assists, while Brett Theberge and Jeff Braithwaite had two helpers each.

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